I wonder if this not so much the cheapest decision (hmmmm) as opposed to the quickest ...?
By building at "Staff East" you could effectively move the surface car park behind T3 pretty quickly this would allow construction of a new apron round the back of T3.
"IF" it was large enough to accommodate the capacity of staff west as well as the current T2 apron parking it would allow them to reoccupy the space for aircraft as well as provide a possible extension of the T2 apron Westwards
assuming this does not conflict with the boundary of airport city?
Much as MAG are trying to promote expansion in Essex maybe their is a gnawing dare I say reluctant realisation that they NEED to look after the airport that was the catalyst to buy STN in the first place !
Last edited by Bagso; 27th Oct 2013 at 09:26.